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1. "De Minimis" Is a Big Term in Government Ethics

   ... One of the biggest little problems in government ethics is the inability to filter out very minor violations, which can be dealt ... where they exist, either in an ordinance provision or an ethics commission regulation. This discretion should not be left to advisory ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. The Many Reasons Why a City or County Attorney Should Not Provide Ethics Advice

   ... A month ago, I wrote about some problems Honolulu's ethics program was having with the corporation counsel. The problems ... Size honolulu corp counsel memos.pdf 0 bytes Honolulu EC memo 12-6-13.pdf 0 bytes ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. Juggling Two Types of Ethics Reform in DuPage County (IL)

   ... Chicago (its largest town is Naperville), is juggling two ethics ordinance revision processes, one for the county, the other for the ... Ethics Ordinance One would think that county ethics reform would be attracting more attention than a draft ethics code for ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. Ethics Reform in Annapolis

   ... Baltimore and Washington, D.C. With respect to government ethics, the county for which it is the county seat, Anne Arundel County, has ... has a quality ethics program. The result of this ethics reform, if it is accepted by the council, will be an ethics program that is ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. When a Department Engages In Ethics Advice and Enforcement

   Body:  What should an ethics program do when an agency or department takes ethics advice and enforcement into its own hands? This issue has arisen ... by the finance director and in accordance with the county ethics code." The finance director suspended an employee for two weeks ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms I - Good Ideas

   Body:  The second round of Chicago ethics reform recommendations , based on the ethics task force's second report ... Chicago Task Force Report Part 2 0812.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Louisville's Middling Ethics Reforms

   ... , Baltimore , and now Louisville have come up with ethics reforms in the past week or so. Baltimore's reforms were disappointing, ... and they stand somewhere between disappointing and true reform. In Louisville, the council spent two years working on, or ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Ethics Commission: Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties

   This is the place to discuss the Ethics Commission's jurisdiction, powers, and duties. The most controversial matter here is over whom an Ethics Commission should have jurisdiction: elected officials, unionized ... bringing partisan politics into the process. 207. Ethics Commission: Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties. 1. The Ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:07 - 1 comment

9. Yorba Linda's Proposed Ethics Ordinance Falls Short

   ... It's not an unfamiliar story. Council candidates promise ethics reform . They are elected, and actually fulfill their promises with a proposed ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Misinformation and the Lack of Ethics Training in Mississippi

    ... Body:  Misinformation is rampant in local government ethics. And the less people understand it, the easier it is for the ... the mayor and another council member was to propose an ethics code so that officials would treat each other and the public with ... Ethics Environments Ethics Reform Local Government Attorneys States and Municipal Ethics ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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